Naperville Neighbors United hosted its fifth annual Juneteenth celebration on Saturday at Rotary Hill.
Live music, dancing, food trucks, and more than 30 vendors added to the celebration.
Education on Juneteenth history
“It’s just been great to celebrate the history of Juneteenth, and what that is all about, and really just bring awareness and encourage the entire community to come out and celebrate,” said NNU Board Chair Kim White.
The holiday, which falls on June 19, remembers that day in 1865, when Union soldiers told slaves in Galveston, Texas, of their freedom. Juneteenth celebrations mark the end of slavery in the US, as two years later, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation…